National Republican., 1887-06-01
AMENDING THE RULES.
The Board OF Trustees Make Import
ant Changes in that Respect.

ant Changes in that Respect.
The school board met in special session
last night for the purpose of discussing the
changes In the rules and bylaws governing
the public schools Mr.. Clark, chairman OF
the committee on rules, made his report.
Rule Is was changed 10 read as follows:
Teachers certificates shall be issued in five
classes as follows, commencing with the low.
est The first-class certificate shall bo suf-
fcient evidence Of tho scholastic qualiilca-
tons required for temporary appointment ns
teacher and as substitute teacher; the second.
class certificate for teaching In any school
from the irst 10 the third grade inclusive; the
third-class certificate In any school from the
flrst grade TO the fifth grade; the fourth-class
seventh grade inclusive: the tlfth.class certih-
cate In any school from the first 10 the eighth
grade inclusive, and for all other positions the
examinations and certificates shall be special
Rule 20 requires that no person shall be
appointed teacher Of any school without
certificate required for the grade OF the
school to which appointed, provided, how
ever, that In cases where vacancies exist for
which qualified teachers under this rule
cannot be obtained such vacancies may be
otherwise temporarily filled until prop
erly qualified teacher is available, and no
longer; and provided further, that all ap-
pointments Of substitutes and temporary
teachers shall be made from certificate
holders and In the order Of excellence as
determined by the examination so long as
there shall be unemployed holders Of certi-
fcates available for the purpose.
The clause In rule 81, providing for the
appointment Of acting teachers, was struck
out, as also rule 23, governing the designa-
tion ana pay OF that class.
An amendment was added TO the duties
OF the teachers TO the effect that "for the
purposes Of discipline the principals shall
have the same powers as the teachers dur
ing the school hours"
Rule Al places the closing Of the schools
from the Thursday between the 18th and
oath Of June untll the Friday before the
Monday falling between the 18th and 23d
OF the following September.
Rule 52 increases the number OF pupils
In the normal school TO forty, thirty of
whom shall be girls.
Article 9 Of the bylaws is changed so
that the local committee are empowered
to nominate all teachers and employees.
The committee on ways and means are
to audit and control all expenditures OF
the board. The other powers are stricken
out. The committee on buildings, repairs,
and furniture are to continue their duties
as formerly, except In the purchase OF sites
and the erection Of school buildings.
No teachers certificate shall be valid
when the holder has been out Of the Dis
trict for term Of more than year unless
leave OF absence has been granted by the
board.
Rule a. is changed so that the substitute
shall receive such salary as the certificate
held by such substitute shall entitle him or
her to receive.
The following having passed the required
examination for teachers were given second
class certificates: Ora w. L. Slater and
Hattie E. Sharp. First class, James B.
Clark, James Stewart, Harriet G. Lasier,
Mary @. Mccarthy, Mary V. Lithgow,
Nellie NJ. Knightop, and Ulysses G.. Black.
Subassistants-Katle B. Guss, James
storum, Edgar E. Kidwell, Clara G.. Brewer,
Daniel B. Thompson, Abram s. Smith,
Richard b. Peters, Charles E. johnson,
Beaulah L. Stringer, Mary L. Thomas,
Minnie Hodgkins, Alex. G. Shippen, Miriam
e. Benjamin, and George II. Harris.
Special certificates were granted to Miss
Alice B. Bradbury, Miss Charlotte Smith,
Miss Julia d. Doubleday, Mr.. Harry Eng
lisn, Mr.. B. W. Murch, and Miss Abigail
Evans.
The board then adjourned.